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Sustainable Energy Development

Technology and Investment

Edited by Kimarie Engerman; Elizabeth A. Keenan; Dmitry Kurochkin and Elena V. Shabliy - Contributions by Elena V. Shabliy; Elizabeth A. Keenan; Dmitry Kurochkin; Kimarie Engerman; Edidiong Samuel Akpabio; Sedat Alataş; Aditi Basu; Christine Chen; Chinonye Frances Kamsi Dike; Frederick D. Gordon; Burcu Hiçyılmaz; Etem Karakaya; Roohallah Khatami; Michael J. Lorr; Sakshi Mishra; Lucigleide Nery Nascimento; Ogunbadeniyi Adeola Oluwakemi; Annika Skoglund; Gz. MeeNilankco Theiventhran and Ifeanyi Emmanuel Uzochukwu

Sustainable Energy Development: Technology and Investment provides deeper insights into the connected realms of sustainable energy, economic growth, and political discourse, emphasizing the pivotal role of innovation, investment, and technology. This edited collection delves into the burgeoning intersection of capitalism and environmentalism, examining initiatives such as climate-conscious investment and the development of green technology. Climate change poses threats to human well-being, including complex ecosystems, global food security, and the pursuit of sustainable pathways. Historical temperature records serve as compelling evidence of climate change, illustrating global temperature increases across various countries and territories. The book offers profound insights into sustainable energy development, technology, and investment in climate-oriented solutions, elucidating both the opportunities and challenges of climate-aligned investment strategies.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 260 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-66696-581-0 • Hardback • August 2024 • $115.00 • (£88.00)
Series: Environment and Society
Subjects: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social Science / Environment, Social Science / Technology Studies, Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Social Science / Science and Technology

Kimarie Engerman full Professor of psychology and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of the Virgin Islands.

Elizabeth A. Keenan is assistant professor of business administration in the Marketing Unit at Harvard University.

Dmitry Kurochkin is senior research analyst at Harvard University.

Elena V. Shabliy is center associate in the Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University.

Introduction: International Climate Finance and Sustainably Responsible Investment

Elena V. Shabliy

Chapter 1: Critical Raw Materials in the Clean Energy Transition: Evaluating Circular Economy and Investment Strategies for Mitigating Supply Risk

Etem Karakaya, Sedat Alataş, and Burcu Hiçyılmaz

Chapter 2: Metaphors and Expectations for the Realization of ‘Zero Carbon’ Steel

Annika Skoglund

Chapter 3: Best Control Vs. Best Available Technology: A Precarious Link Towards Safeguarding Environmental Justice

Frederick D. Gordon

Chapter 4: Moving Michigan Towards Just Building, Housing, Energy Production, Distribution and Storage: EGLE Council on Climate Solutions and the Limits of (Neo)/Liberalism

Michael J. Lorr

Chapter 5: Sustainable Electric Energy Development in Bahia

Lucigleide Nery Nascimento

Chapter 6: The Path to Balanced Decentralization of Energy Systems: Envisioning Interoperable Peer-to-Peer Energy Markets

Sakshi Mishra, Roohallah Khatami, Yu Christine Chen

Chapter 7: The Question of Sustainable Energy in the Global South: Intertwining Investments Challenges, Innovation Questions and Policy Pathways

Gz. MeeNilankco Theiventhran

Chapter 8: Heading Towards Net-Zero: India’s Multilateral Partnerships to Promote Renewable Energy in the Post-Pandemic World

Aditi Basu and Elena V. Shabliy

Chapter 9: Climate Change Education and the Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria

Edidiong Samuel Akpabio, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Uzochukwu, Chinonye Frances Kamsi Dike, and Ogunbadeniyi Adeola Oluwakemi

Conclusion

Elena V. Shabliy

About the Contributors

Here, collected, edited, and well-composed chapters expertly elaborate on key new concepts and policy frameworks for climate-aligned investment strategies, crucial for sustainable energy development that affects all human activity. Providing valuable overviews and insights into the pathways to sustainable finance, the role of Critical Raw Materials in the energy transition, the conflation of industrial and climate policy expectations, issues of international environmental justice, just building, the innovative diffusion of renewable energy, and education, this book proves essential for understanding the global sustainability movement and our responsibility within it. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars, as well as to those interested in learning more about sustainable finance and green investment strategies.


— Hristina Mikić, Associate Professor of Finance and Creative Economy, Metropolitan University, Belgrade


Sustainable Energy Development

Technology and Investment

Cover Image
Hardback
Summary
Summary
  • Sustainable Energy Development: Technology and Investment provides deeper insights into the connected realms of sustainable energy, economic growth, and political discourse, emphasizing the pivotal role of innovation, investment, and technology. This edited collection delves into the burgeoning intersection of capitalism and environmentalism, examining initiatives such as climate-conscious investment and the development of green technology. Climate change poses threats to human well-being, including complex ecosystems, global food security, and the pursuit of sustainable pathways. Historical temperature records serve as compelling evidence of climate change, illustrating global temperature increases across various countries and territories. The book offers profound insights into sustainable energy development, technology, and investment in climate-oriented solutions, elucidating both the opportunities and challenges of climate-aligned investment strategies.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 260 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
    978-1-66696-581-0 • Hardback • August 2024 • $115.00 • (£88.00)
    Series: Environment and Society
    Subjects: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social Science / Environment, Social Science / Technology Studies, Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Social Science / Science and Technology
Author
Author
  • Kimarie Engerman full Professor of psychology and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of the Virgin Islands.

    Elizabeth A. Keenan is assistant professor of business administration in the Marketing Unit at Harvard University.

    Dmitry Kurochkin is senior research analyst at Harvard University.

    Elena V. Shabliy is center associate in the Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Introduction: International Climate Finance and Sustainably Responsible Investment

    Elena V. Shabliy

    Chapter 1: Critical Raw Materials in the Clean Energy Transition: Evaluating Circular Economy and Investment Strategies for Mitigating Supply Risk

    Etem Karakaya, Sedat Alataş, and Burcu Hiçyılmaz

    Chapter 2: Metaphors and Expectations for the Realization of ‘Zero Carbon’ Steel

    Annika Skoglund

    Chapter 3: Best Control Vs. Best Available Technology: A Precarious Link Towards Safeguarding Environmental Justice

    Frederick D. Gordon

    Chapter 4: Moving Michigan Towards Just Building, Housing, Energy Production, Distribution and Storage: EGLE Council on Climate Solutions and the Limits of (Neo)/Liberalism

    Michael J. Lorr

    Chapter 5: Sustainable Electric Energy Development in Bahia

    Lucigleide Nery Nascimento

    Chapter 6: The Path to Balanced Decentralization of Energy Systems: Envisioning Interoperable Peer-to-Peer Energy Markets

    Sakshi Mishra, Roohallah Khatami, Yu Christine Chen

    Chapter 7: The Question of Sustainable Energy in the Global South: Intertwining Investments Challenges, Innovation Questions and Policy Pathways

    Gz. MeeNilankco Theiventhran

    Chapter 8: Heading Towards Net-Zero: India’s Multilateral Partnerships to Promote Renewable Energy in the Post-Pandemic World

    Aditi Basu and Elena V. Shabliy

    Chapter 9: Climate Change Education and the Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria

    Edidiong Samuel Akpabio, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Uzochukwu, Chinonye Frances Kamsi Dike, and Ogunbadeniyi Adeola Oluwakemi

    Conclusion

    Elena V. Shabliy

    About the Contributors

Reviews
Reviews
  • Here, collected, edited, and well-composed chapters expertly elaborate on key new concepts and policy frameworks for climate-aligned investment strategies, crucial for sustainable energy development that affects all human activity. Providing valuable overviews and insights into the pathways to sustainable finance, the role of Critical Raw Materials in the energy transition, the conflation of industrial and climate policy expectations, issues of international environmental justice, just building, the innovative diffusion of renewable energy, and education, this book proves essential for understanding the global sustainability movement and our responsibility within it. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars, as well as to those interested in learning more about sustainable finance and green investment strategies.


    — Hristina Mikić, Associate Professor of Finance and Creative Economy, Metropolitan University, Belgrade


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